A federal judge on Thursday halted a key provision of President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at tightening election security, siding with Democratic-aligned groups who argued the measure would unlawfully suppress voters.
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, a Clinton appointee, issued a preliminary injunction blocking the administration from enforcing a new requirement for voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. The ruling comes as part of an ongoing lawsuit brought by the Democratic National Committee and several liberal voting rights organizations.
Whitney Cooper casts her ballot on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Canton, North Carolina. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
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“Our Constitution entrusts Congress and the States—not the President—with the authority to regulate federal elections. … No statutory
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